Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Barges | |
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Commune | |
The Parish Church of the Assumption | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Barges | |
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Coordinates: 47°12′48″N 5°03′43″E / 47.2133°N 5.0619°E / 47.2133; 5.0619 | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Beaune |
Canton | Nuits-Saint-Georges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Daller |
Area | 3.85 km (1.49 sq mi) |
Population | 656 |
• Density | 170/km (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21048 /21910 |
Elevation | 203–227 m (666–745 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Barges (French pronunciation: [baʁʒ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Geography
Barges is located some 12 km due south of Dijon. Access to the commune is by the D996 road from Saulon-la-Rue in the north which passes down the eastern side of the commune and continues south-east to Noiron-sous-Gevrey. Access to the village is by the D109 from Épernay-sous-Gevrey in the south which enters the commune in the west and continues north-east through the village and continues east as the D31 to Bretenière. Apart from a significant-sized urban area around the village the commune is entirely farmland.
The Chairon river rises near the village and flows south-east to join the Sans Fond at Beau-Vallon.
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History
Barges appears as Berge dit Barge (Berge known as Barge) on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Barge on the 1790 version.
Heraldry
Blazon: Vert, a fess wavy of Or between a sailboat Argent in chief sailing to sinister on fess and a crescent the same in base.
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Administration
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
List of Successive Mayors
From | To | Name |
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2001 | 2014 | Pierre Coquillet |
2014 | 2026 | André Daller |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bargeois or Bargeoises in French.
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Source: EHESS and INSEE |
Sites and monuments
- The War Memorial
- The Parish Church of the Assumption contains a Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- INSEE commune file
- ^ Barges on Google Maps
- Barges on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Berge dit Barge on the 1750 Cassini Map
- Barge on the 1790 Cassini Map
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or, habitants.fr
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Barges, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000171 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)